Science & Technology

World’s fastest elevator to be installed into Guangzhou CTF Financial Centre

Hitachi has announced it will install an elevator capable of reaching speeds of 45mph (72km/h) into a skyscraper in Guangzhou,…

11 years ago

Graphene made in kitchen blender

An Irish-UK scientific team managed to make "supermaterial" graphene using a kitchen blender. Graphene is thin, strong, flexible and electrically…

11 years ago

Earth Day 2014: History and facts

Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22 with worldwide events to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first…

11 years ago

Reddit in censorship row

Reddit has downgraded the status of its "technology" section after a censorship row. Technology category is no longer a "default…

11 years ago

Heartbleed affects ObamaCare enrollment website

People who have accounts on the ObamaCare enrollment website are being told to change their passwords following an administration-wide review…

11 years ago

Artists have unique brain structure

A Belgian study found that artists have structurally different brains compared with non-artists. Study participants' brain scans revealed that artists…

11 years ago

Lavabit: Edward Snowden email service loses contempt appeal

A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a contempt of court ruling against Lavabit – the secure email service that…

11 years ago

Mt. Gox placed in administration by Tokyo court

Former world's biggest Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has been put in administration by a Japanese court. Mt. Gox announced in…

11 years ago

Peggy: Birth of new Saturn moon captured by Cassini spacecraft

NASA scientists say they witnessed what could be the birth of a new moon in the rings of Saturn. Named…

11 years ago

Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox files for liquidation in Tokyo

Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has given up plans to rebuild under bankruptcy protection and has asked a Tokyo court to…

11 years ago